January 09, 2025 
Professional magazine and portal dedicated to electronics World’s First CAT III 2,000 V DC High-Voltage Probe The Future of High-Voltage Solar Safety
Hioki is proud to release the CAT III 2,000 V DC High-voltage Probe. With this probe, high-voltage solar power generation facilities can be safely inspected. The P2000 can be used in conjunction with the Digital Multimeter DT4261 and a clamp meters. It enables measurement of up to 2,000 V DC in CAT III (Measurement Category III) of the internationally recognized safety standard IEC61010.
There is a global trend for solar systems to handle larger and larger voltages. While 1500 V systems are increasingly popular in facilities today, increasing efficiency and scale in the future will lead to even higher voltages. This means that measuring instruments will eventually need to handle voltages of much more than the current 1500 V. In anticipation of such a near future, the P2000 was created as a high-voltage probe that can measure 2,000 V DC in CAT III to prevent electric shock to workers and burnout of equipment (more info).
