The time it takes the pulse to go 15 metres, realise there is a short at the far end and come back again is 'long' compared to the rising edge of the transient.
In the time that is happening a large voltage can exist between N and E.
The time it takes the pulse to go 15 metres, realise there is a short at the far end and come back again is 'long' compared to the rising edge of the transient.
In the time that is happening a large voltage can exist between N and E.