For design, installation and maintenance of actual solar installations you don't need much physics, all though it is nice to know a few things--perhaps to understand issues like why solar cells become less efficient when hot. However, what you actually need to know are:
1) Mechanical engineering and building codes. The hardest thing about solar installations is getting them approved and making sure they don't fall down or blow away--or get run over by trucks.
2) Basic electrical theory and electrical building codes at the level of a journeyman (experienced) electrician or so. While the circuits themselves are dead simple, the safety code requirements can be extensive.
The theoretical aspects are all taken care of by the product manufacturers, you just have to be able to understand their datasheets and installation requirements.