LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

Know all by
these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each
of Daniel P. McGahn, John R. Samia and John W. Kosiba, Jr. signing singly and
each acting individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
with full power and authority as hereinafter described to the extent the
undersigned is unavailable to do so himself, to:

1. execute for and on behalf
of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director
of American Superconductor Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and
5
(including any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder (the "Exchange
Act");

2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to prepare, complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4, or 5, prepare, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely deliver and file such form with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;

3. seek
and obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's behalf,
information regarding transactions in the Company's securities from any third
party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and
the undersigned  hereby authorizes any such person to release any such
information to such attorney-in-fact and approves and ratifies any such release
of information; and

4. take any action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act
and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and
the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledged that the
foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming nor relieving, nor is the Company assuming nor
relieving, any of the undersigned's  responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The undersigned acknowledges that
neither the Company nor the foregoing attorneys-in-fact assume (i) any liability
for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement of the
Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply
with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned
for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

This Power of
Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused
this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 6th day of April 2018.
/s/
Vikram Budhraja
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Vikram Budhraja
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