Article What is VQ in MAX16903 Output capacitor calculation?

VQ is the output voltage ripple due to output capacitor charging and discharging. This value is user selectable depending upon the output ripple requirement of your design. Typically this value is 1 % of the required output voltage. For example if your VOUT is 5V then for a ripple requirement of 1% the value of VQ will be 50mV.