Modem current consumption

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Symbol Description B13 (typ.) B20 (typ.) B3 (typ.) B4 (typ.) Units

Sleep current consumption, Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1

  
IPSM PSM floor current 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 µA

PSM TAU event energy and duration, Cat-M1

  
EPSM_TAU Pout 23 dBm, QPSK, resource blocks 6, TBS index 9, UICC included 105 - - - mJ
TPSM_TAU Pout 23 dBm, QPSK, resource blocks 6, TBS index 9, UICC included 1.5 - - - s

PSM TAU event energy and duration, Cat-NB1

  
EPSM_TAU Pout 23 dBm, QPSK, UICC included; UL: 12SC, MCS Index 5 Resource Units 1, Repetitions 1; DL, 12SC, MCS Index 6, Subframes 3, Repetitions 1 550 - - - mJ
TPSM_TAU Pout 23 dBm, QPSK, UICC included; UL: 12SC, MCS Index 5 Resource Units 1, Repetitions 1; DL, 12SC, MCS Index 6, Subframes 3, Repetitions 1 2.7 - - - s

Average current consumption, radio resource control (RRC) mode, Cat-M1

  
IEDRX eDRX average current, 81.92 s, one PO/PTW, PTW = 2.56 s 18 18 18 18 µA
IIEDRX Idle eDRX average current, 655 s, one PO/PTW, PTW = 2.56 s 6 6 6 6 µA
IRMC_0DBM Uplink 180 kbit/s, Pout 0 dBm, RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.521-1 Annex A.2 45 45 45 45 mA
IRMC_10DBM Uplink 180 kbit/s, Pout 10 dBm, RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.521-1 Annex A.2 50 50 55 55 mA
IRMC_23DBM Uplink 180 kbit/s, Pout 23 dBm, RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.521-1 Annex A.2 100 105 115 115 mA

Average current consumption, radio resource control (RRC) mode, Cat-NB1

  
IEDRX eDRX average current, 81.92 s, one PO/PTW, PTW = 2.56 s 37 37 37 37 µA
IIEDRX Idle eDRX average current, 655 s, one PO/PTW, PTW = 2.56 s 9 9 9 9 µA
IRMC_0DBM Pout 0 dBm, QPSK, 1SC, 15 kHz, TX 33% RX 33% ("balanced TX and RX"), RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.101 Annex A.2.4 35 35 40 40 mA
IRMC_10DBM Pout 10 dBm, QPSK, 1SC, 15 kHz, TX 33% RX 33% ("balanced TX and RX"), RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.101 Annex A.2.4 40 45 45 45 mA
IRMC_23DBM Pout 23 dBm, QPSK, 1SC, 15 kHz, TX 33% RX 33% ("balanced TX and RX"), RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.101 Annex A.2.4 95 105 110 110 mA
IRMC_0DBM Pout 0 dBm, BPSK, 1SC, 3.75 kHz, TX 80% RX 10% ("TX intensive"), RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.101 Annex A.2.4 50 50 55 55 mA
IRMC_10DBM Pout 10 dBm, BPSK, 1SC, 3.75 kHz, TX 80% RX 10% ("TX intensive"), RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.101 Annex A.2.4 65 65 75 75 mA
IRMC_23DBM Pout 23 dBm, BPSK, 1SC, 3.75 kHz, TX 80% RX 10% ("TX intensive"), RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.101 Annex A.2.4 190 190 225 225 mA

Peak current consumption, nominal operating conditions, Cat-M1

  
ITX_0DBM TX subframe, Pout 0 dBm 60 60 65 65 mA
ITX_10DBM TX subframe, Pout 10 dBm 80 85 90 90 mA
ITX_23DBM TX subframe, Pout 23 dBm 255 275 295 290 mA
IRX_-90DBM RX subframe, Pin -90 dBm 45 45 45 45 mA
ITX_TRANSIENT TX transient 35 35 35 35 mA/µs

Peak current consumption, nominal operating conditions, Cat-NB1

  
ITX_0DBM TX subframe, Pout 0 dBm 55 60 65 65 mA
ITX_10DBM TX subframe, Pout 10 dBm 75 85 90 85 mA
ITX_23DBM TX subframe, Pout 23 dBm 230 255 275 275 mA
IRX_-90DBM RX subframe, Pin -90 dBm 35 35 35 35 mA
ITX_TRANSIENT TX transient 35 35 35 35 mA/µs

Peak current consumption, extreme operating conditions, Cat-M1

  
ITX_PEAK TX subframe, Pout >21 dBm, Ant VSWR3 330 355 360 360 mA
ITX_PEAK TX subframe, Pout >20 dBm, Ant VSWR3, Vbat 3.5 V, Temp 85 °C 355 390 375 375 mA
ITX_PEAK TX subframe, Pout >20 dBm, Ant VSWR3, Vbat 3.0 V, Temp 85 °C 415 415 435 435 mA

Peak current consumption, extreme operating conditions, Cat-NB1

  
ITX_PEAK TX subframe, Pout >21 dBm, Ant VSWR3 280 310 325 325 mA
ITX_PEAK TX subframe, Pout >20 dBm, Ant VSWR3, Vbat 3.5 V, Temp 85 °C 315 350 365 365 mA
ITX_PEAK TX subframe, Pout >20 dBm, Ant VSWR3, Vbat 3.0 V, Temp 85 °C 370 405 425 425 mA
Parent topic: nRF9160 Product Specification
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