Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Vol 41, No 3: March 2026

IoT-enabled digital twin with renewable energy for sustainable mudless eel aquaculture

Ferdiansyah, Muhammad (Unknown)
Mariya, Lika (Unknown)
Rahman, Taufik (Unknown)
Dwiono, Sugeng (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Mar 2026

Abstract

This research develops and tests a digital twin (DT)-based smart aquaculture system for mud-free eel farming through the integration of IoT sensing, artificial intelligence (AI)-based prediction, edge computing, and solar energy-based automation. The approach used is experimental systems engineering, which includes system design, hardware and software implementation, virtual replication, and physical-digital two-way synchronization. The system utilizes ESP32-based pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), ammonia (NH₃), and turbidity sensors, MQTT communication, and Raspberry Pi edge computing. Water quality prediction is performed using long short-term memory (LSTM) and random forest regression. The dataset consists of 30 days of real-time data covering water quality, actuator activity (aerator, pump, feeder), and energy production and consumption by IoT sensors and energy meters. Results show that LSTM excels by R² = 0.94; RMSE = 0.14; MAPE <5% and synchronization latency <1.5 seconds. Solar energy integration reduces energy consumption by 54 67%, whilst automation increases eel survival rate by 78% to 91%. The novelty of this research lies in the first integrated implementation of DT, AIoT, and solar energy-based automation in mud-free eel farming. The proposed framework provides a precise, scalable, and sustainable solution for the development of modern aquaculture.

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