{"id":972,"count":5,"description":"Wallbox is a Spanish manufacturer of electric vehicle chargers based in Barcelona. Its Pulsar and Commander models are among the most widely installed in private homes in Spain, and here you\u2019ll find them alongside technical advice on power output, safety features and integration with solar panels.\r\n<h2>Which Wallbox charger do I need?<\/h2>\r\nThe choice depends on three factors: the contracted power rating for your home, your car\u2019s on-board charger, and whether your supply is single-phase or three-phase.\r\n<strong>7.4 kW single-phase<\/strong> This is the correct setting for most Spanish homes: it recovers around 40 km of range per hour, meaning that a 60 kWh battery is fully charged overnight.\r\n<strong>11 or 22 kW three-phase<\/strong> It\u2019s only worthwhile if you have a three-phase supply and your car supports on-board three-phase charging. Many vehicles limit AC charging to 7.4 or 11 kW, so installing a 22 kW system doesn\u2019t always mean faster charging.\nIf your car is a <strong>plug-in hybrid<\/strong>, 3.7 kW is more than enough: its on-board charger rarely accepts more than that.\r\n<h2>Dynamic power control<\/h2>\r\nThis is the function that prevents the circuit breaker from tripping when you\u2019re charging your car and using the oven at the same time. The charger measures the power consumption of the rest of the house via a meter on the main fuse box and adjusts the current supplied to the car in real time.\r\nIf you have a 5.75 kW contract and do not wish to increase your power supply \u2014 which would make your standing charge more expensive \u2014 this function is not optional.\r\n<h2>Charge your car using your solar panels<\/h2>\r\nWith surplus energy management, the charger uses only the energy that you would otherwise feed into the grid. In a 5 kWp installation, that could amount to 20\u201330 kWh a week, which, instead of being sold at the surplus price, is used to charge your car practically for free.\nFor this to work, you need a <a href=\"\/en\/product-category\/solar-inverters\/meters\/\">energy meter<\/a> in the panel and ensure that the charger communicates with the installation. We also have native alternatives from other ecosystems: the charging station <a href=\"\/en\/brand\/victron\/\">Victron EVCS<\/a> and the <a href=\"\/en\/brand\/fronius\/\">Fronius Wattpilot<\/a>.\n\nInstallation\r\nThis must be carried out by an authorised installer, with a dedicated circuit from the fuse box and dedicated protective devices. In a block of flats, prior notification as required by the Horizontal Property Act is sufficient: no approval at a residents\u2019 meeting is required.\nIf you\u2019re going to run a cable out to the square, calculate the cross-section using our <a href=\"\/en\/how-to-calculate-the-cross-section-of-a-cable\/\">table<\/a>. And if you\u2019re unsure which model or power rating to choose, <a href=\"\/en\/victron-support\/\">get in touch with us<\/a> \u2014 We\u2019ll take a look at your car, your contracted power supply and your solar installation before you buy. See the whole category of <a href=\"\/en\/product-category\/electric-vehicle-chargers\/\">electric vehicle chargers<\/a>.","link":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/brand\/wallbox\/","name":"Wallbox","slug":"wallbox","taxonomy":"pwb-brand","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pwb-brand\/972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pwb-brand"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/pwb-brand"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fvcomponentes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?pwb-brand=972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}