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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1



                    [Letterhead of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.]


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of
American Superconductor Corporation on Form 10K/A Amendment No. 1, of our report
dated May 9, 1997, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of
American Superconductor Corporation as of March 31, 1997 and 1996 and for each
of the three years in the period ended March 31, 1997, which report is included
in the Form 10K of American Superconductor Corporation.


                                              /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
                                              COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Boston, Massachusetts
July 2, 1997