# Power management

Qualcomm^®^ Linux^®^ is enabled with power and thermal features that allow
you to monitor and optimize power consumption while maintaining the
junction temperature within the limit.

- Overview of power management
This guide helps you to develop energy-efficient products or
applications that balance performance and power consumption.
- Get started with power optimization
This section explains how to develop software using Qualcomm Linux.
Before you begin, set up your infrastructure as described in [Qualcomm
Linux Build
Guide](https://docs.qualcomm.com/bundle/publicresource/topics/80-70018-254/introduction.html).
This guide also provides information about the common build workflow.
- Understand power architecture
The CPU subsystem architecture describes the organization of CPU cores
and their power domains. Understanding the architecture helps you to
monitor the CPU core usage and balance the power
consumption and performance of the device.
- Power states and features
The power saving states, also referred to as sleep states, enable you to
review the power states before, during, and after running an
application. The process ensures a comprehensive power sanity check of
the device.
- SoC power reference measurements
This guide provides the reference power measurements of SoC.
- Debug high sleep current
To enhance the power efficiency of the device, it’s crucial to
optimize the power consumption of both the SoC and the CPU.

Last Published: Apr 10, 2025

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