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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-10-059956
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100622
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100622
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20100622

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000880807
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTORS & GENERATORS [3621]
		IRS NUMBER:				042959321
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19672
		FILM NUMBER:		10911005

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SIXTY FOUR JACKSON ROAD
		CITY:			DEVENS
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01434
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9788423000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SIXTY FOUR JACKSON ROAD
		CITY:			DEVENS
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01434
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SCHEDULE 14A</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>(Rule&nbsp;14a-101)</b>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT<BR><br style="font-size: 6pt">
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION<BR><br style="font-size: 6pt">
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Filed by the Registrant <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant <FONT

style="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Check the appropriate box:
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> <B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only<BR>
(as permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-</B><B>6(e)(2)</B><B>)</B></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">

<TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Definitive Proxy Statement</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Definitive Additional Materials</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>American Superconductor Corporation</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>N/A<BR>
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD> No fee required</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(l) and 0-11.</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange
Act Rule&nbsp;0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it
was determined):</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">5.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Total fee paid:</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD> Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify
the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of
its filing.</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amount previously paid:</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filing Party:</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Date Filed:</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 30pt"><FONT style="font-size:11pt; white-space: nowrap"><B><I>AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION</I></B>

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<I>64 JACKSON ROAD</I><BR>
<I>DEVENS, MA 01434-4020</I>
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American Superconductor Corp.
<BR>
64 Jackson Road
<BR>
Devens, MA 01434
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limited to, the possession
of an attendance ticket issued by the entity holding the meeting. Please check the meeting
materials for any special
requirements for meeting attendance. At the meeting, you will need to request a ballot to vote
these shares.


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printed in the box marked by the arrow&nbsp;
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<B>FOR the following:</B>
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Election of Directors<br><B>Nominees</B></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" NOWRAP>Gregory J. Yurek</TD>
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    <TD nowrap valign="top">02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vikram S. Budhraja </TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;04 &nbsp;&nbsp;Richard Drouin &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;05 &nbsp;&nbsp;David R. Oliver, Jr.</TD>
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<td colspan="8"><B>The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following proposal:</b>
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    <TD colspan="5" align="justify" valign="top">To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as

American Superconductor&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal
year.
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