that is operated from above the photovoltaic module and an operating end that cooperates with the first element application_number US 61289003 A description according to preferred embodiments of the present invention a photovoltaic panel including clamp and wire raceway systems may be installed or subsequently removed and replaced without tools and with a minimum of time spent at the installation site which is frequently at altitude on the top or sides of a building thus each photovoltaic panel according to the present invention can be individually clamped on a support system without being mechanically coupled directly to adjacent photovoltaic panels which are themselves individually and independently clamped to the support system as illustrated in fig1 9 a photovoltaic module 100 includes a clamping arrangement clamp system 200 that cooperates with tubular elements 410 e g piping to securely mount a module element 100 referring particularly to fig5 7 a the clamps include two jaws 230 that are relatively pivotal with respect to one another in an expanded configuration of the jaws 230 the tubular element 410 is received and in a contracted configuration of the jaws the tubular element is generally enclosed within the jaws a locking wedge 240 can be used to maintain the jaws 230 in the contracted configuration there are two types of clamp systems 200 fixed fig6 and 6a and movable fig7 and 7a with respect to the module element in contrast to the fixed clamp the.